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Britain has airlifted nearly 900 people out of Sudan
Britain has airlifted nearly 900 people out of Sudan so far, as the conflict in the country continues.
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Sudan: will the situation in Khartoum get worse?
The relief of British families as their relatives return is being matched by the anxiety of the Sudanese people, who fear that once the foreigners have gone, the situation in Khartoum will deteriorate.
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With no end to the Sudan conflict in sight, Sudanese in the UK fear for family at home
For the thousands of Sudanese people living in the UK, watching the violence escalate has been agonising.
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Priority is to get UK citizens out of Sudan – Shadow Home Secretary
Yvette Cooper is the Shadow Home Secretary.
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Do not forget about Sudan, says Red Cross spokesman
Germain Mwehu is a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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British nationals in Sudan should make their way to airport, says Minister for Africa
Andrew Mitchell is the Minister for Africa.
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First British evacuation flights arrive from Sudan as ceasefire continues
The first UK nationals to flee Sudan’s violence touched down at Stansted this afternoon and spoke of their utter relief at being home. But that was tempered with concern at the people left behind.
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Who are the RSF paramilitary group fighting Sudan’s armed forces?
The history of Sudan’s rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has less to do with support and more with bloodshed and terror. The paramilitary group sprang from one of Africa’s most widely feared militias, the Janjaweed – the armed force, which was created by the Sudanese government to suppress a rebellion in Darfur twenty years ago.
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Sudan: ‘UK ready to evacuate who turns up’, defence secretary says
We were joined by the defence secretary Ben Wallace.
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UK begins large-scale evacuation of diplomats and citizens from Sudan
One RAF plane with British nationals on board has already left Sudan and “many more” will follow, Rishi Sunak has promised, claiming the UK was now able to evacuate people safely in “very significant numbers”. Thousands of Sudanese refugees have been heading for neighbouring Chad and South Sudan and the UN has warned more than…
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Sudan: UK ‘exploring every single option’ to evacuate Brits, says foreign minister
We spoke to foreign minister, Andrew Mitchell MP, about the ongoing efforts to evacuate British nationals from Sudan.
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Sudan crisis: thousands of British nationals stuck in war zone
There’s a Royal Navy frigate nearby and an RAF plane has landed in Port Sudan – as ministers admitted the “job isn’t done” when it comes to rescuing thousands of British passport holders trapped by the fighting.
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FactCheck: how many British nationals are in Sudan and what’s caused the crisis?
The government urges British nationals in Sudan to “stay indoors”.
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Sudan evacuation “extremely complex” says Ex-British armed forces commander
We were joined by Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE, former Joint Operational Commander with the British armed forces.
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Sudan crisis: UK diplomats evacuate
While other countries, such as Ireland, have aired more detailed plans to evacuate their citizens from Sudan, the Prime Minister contented himself with an insistence that work continues to ensure the safety of British nationals.